The Family, Luzzara, Italy
Artist
Paul Strand
(American, 1890 - 1976)
Date1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 x 5 13/16 inches (11.75 x 14.76 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.411
InscribedSigned/Titled/Dated
Signed in artist's hand
Back of Mount
On View
Not on viewCollections
Terms
Rotation 1. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. June 17 – October 25, 2007, no cat.
With a respect for both artistic and documentary traditions, Strand combined technical purism with a deep sense of humanity. In the 1940s and 1950s he photographed in New England, France, Italy, Scotland and Egypt, paying consistent attention to agrarian and working-class people. The complexity of this small image stems from the individuality of the figures, the implied relationships among them, the textures of their environment and the musical rhythms of the overall composition.
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1991;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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